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Trying again since my earlier post didn't get much traction :-) Hey HN! I’m Alex Scheel, co-founder of Willow Patch Games (https://willowpatchgames.com#about
by cipherboy 6y ago
Trying again since my earlier post didn't get much traction :-)
Hey HN!
I’m Alex Scheel, co-founder of Willow Patch Games (https://willowpatchgames.com#about https://willowpatchgames.com#about).
We’re creating online games that are fun to play with friends and families unable to meet in person during these times. Unlike most other competitors in this space, we’re looking to keep things simple: we’d like to bootstrap the company, we won’t sell user data for advertisements, and we’ll avoid gaudy graphics that require the latest phone as much as possible. We’re trying to be good stewards and provide quality games rather than being just another race-to-the-bottom game company. We’re trying to be as friendly to join and play as possible: joining someone’s game will always be free.
I started this project in August with my brother, Nick, our other co-founder. We’re still in the early stages, but very curious to hear feedback about what we’ve built so far. We have lots of ideas and plans for the future but figured we might as well see what HN has to say! At least for us, we've had a lot of fun playing this under our states' quarantines. We've recruited several friends and family members to help beta test and it has been a blast reconnecting with everyone.
Some cool things we have brewing are:
- Video and text chat integration
- Other types of games, including some of our favorite card games
- Improving the experience on older devices
- Building mobile apps
- Alternative dictionary support
Feel free to email us at willowpatchgames@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Let us know what you think and may the odds be ever in your favor!
- cipherboy 6y agoIf anyone wants to play, I'll be here: https://willowpatchgames.com/?code=rc-ahuhe-9yk1m-ocjm1-32424-bxt9e#room https://willowpatchgames.com/?code=rc-ahuhe-9yk1m-ocjm1-3242... (And thanks dang for the second chance!)
- nicolaslem 6y agoHi, great comment explaining what your project is about, it makes me want to try it. However the website should be redesigned in my opinion. You only get a few seconds of a visitor's attention before he leaves the page. There is no visual anywhere, one has to create an account or join a room to even see what are these games about. I clicked around a few pages, saw walls of text and got bored.
- wheybags 6y agoYes, show me what the game is. The main block of text I get after clicking is telling me the story of your company, I want to know what the game is, and see screenshots.